Te ‘been’ home nearly a. month. .and ~ already = that : familiar itch: -. like. | migrating bird - is beginniig” to pull me away.. This is my ~ Reno time:.of the -year.: The _ four-day cheapie. flight: with hotel «and... ““giant:.. bonus pack”’ lures. me = from. the papers. . ~ ‘My mother-in-law has just returned . from: a one-week. | bus tour:. It cost-her ‘$105 including her transportation, » | hotel :the Ponderosa - which she loved) plus. a. few. side trips including a buffet lunch in Carson City. The packages i (bundles of nickles, ° off’’ for lunches and dinners | than adequate. I’ve-done one » bus tour to Reno. (when‘the old car just wouldn’t. take one. - more..trip!) “You can’t beat | them for value. I fear they’re:. a thing of the past --so. grab one quick if you want a ‘week : in the ‘‘POOR-MAN’S:LAS pass up.. building boom in Reno: is place. She spent a short time in the new MGM building | come to the front door. The hired help are unhappy - ‘the waitresses sit on their want huge tips for a decent seat. | There was. some sort of labor crisis while we were there. Bobby Vinton was headlining but we. didn’t go to see him. the Nevada Club - it. still smells dreadful. but the always. They've changed the old machines in the base- nebt, alas, but the ones generous clunkers. “The Primadonna club cashiers were snotty about Canadian money, and told us 15%, take it or leave it. The Ponderosa took 10%. The Cal-Neva is , stilt doing change at par.’ The weather in Reno was unusually cold, so if you're going, take a-sweater. Oh, yes + for all you old Reno addicts - Jim Kelly's Nugget — on Virginia . Street. is still turning out great food for low prices, but the line-ups are LONG . ‘dollars © and free drinks). were more. VEGAS”’ at:a price you can t . Grannie. reports that the - PHENOMINAL. Skyscrapers | are leaping up all over the. but said, “They won't make it. They won’t let the busses « thumbs -while the hostesses — = but. - “They haven't changed jackpots are running . like” upstairs arc the same. old. ‘QUESTION: | Of money to take a good. trip. “next winter. I like the odd bit. ‘of scenery but. best of all I love to shop and bring home all sorts ‘of ‘fabulous: stuff from foreign ports. Where would you suggest? ee ANSWER: You. and 1 would _make poor travel- compan- ions. To:me,. shopping i is one: of the things you do: in. ‘desperation’ ‘when you don’t have. a’ ‘special gift for someone left: ‘behind. “You ‘would probably e enjoy: a criise in the far East with: emphasis ¢ on Hong. Kong. By using the ship. as.a hotel, you ‘won't have:the problem of ~ lugging” ail that ‘‘fabulous “stuff’”. through a multitude of “clothes. ‘would. - ‘mend for an Alaska cruise for ‘imy husband and I? We have never been on a_ cruise before. .How formal : are the evenings? . ANSWER: Your real ‘advan- tage on a _.=cruise from Vancouver is that you don’t -haye to worry about excess baggage as -you do if you _must fly first. You'll want the “usual pool and casual clothes for the daytime including some good walking shoes. Remember, as you = get further North, it gets colder so include a raincoat and sweater - hoping all the time you'll not need them! Day- ' time aboard ship is CASUAL the evenings are something else. I'd bring along . several smashing evening gowns and a couple of dressy short dresses. The men range from the conservative to the flamboyant. Where one will wear the old faithful grey suit every evening, including the Captain's cocktail party and dinner. Others will wear a different. brocade evening ‘suit every night. | For “my “husband | yy d recommend one tailored suit with a co-ordinated sports jacket as an alternate. Then, for the one extra-special evening, a dinner jacket with all the frills that Bo with it. If you feel youl CAN'T get dear husband into that gear, a good dark suit will pass. Men are expected to wear jackets in. the evening, however no-one is going to — ‘toss him out of the dining Pve got plenty ~ suit-with an open'neck shirt. - A note’ here for. ‘anyone - ds, cruising in ‘Europe. this: |... summer - leisure. suits are a] - . joke. in: Europe.’ Stick to. the. ‘shirt and tie ‘routine. unless : you, enjoy being laughed at. : fabulous outfits it will boggie ; ‘something ‘starkly elegant: in 7 black or white 1 isa good bet. hotels, airports: and, customs::. - . CORSTION: ce QUESTION: ‘What ‘sort “of a 7 travel, do. you: mail back ‘you recom-. | duty-free gifts ‘to » People at ANSWER: Not ¢ on your Tife* -. I'm: too, darn lazy. Mailing - kids back home and buy room if he chooses a Icisure |, “The old rules about. “First : ‘and last night - casual’® still apply but not to such a great. _ extent. Some ladies will wear | Jong dresses for dinner but’ here is where you short ones" will be the = best. fee -The* one’ evening” where yo you dress to the teeth is-the | coke Captain’ S$. cockiall pasty and | dinner.. You'll ‘see: so ‘many your mind! If. in. doubt, “When” you home? packages - is an expensive nuisance. What- you save on the duty, you more than lose on the postage and _ the chance of loss. Add that to. | the hassle of finding a post office and wherewithall: to wrap the silly thing ‘and : | you've wasted half a™ day. Buy stuff you can pack easily preferably. during the tail-end of your trip..So what if you go over your duty-free? Pay the government and be 7 | done with it... QUESTION: We're going to be travelling on a Russian ship and I understand that they don’t accept tips. How closely Is this rule followed? ANSWER: Here again, ‘the best advice comes from my’ old friend from the cruise ship. 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